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[jdog2050]

So, this is utterly subjective, but I find Korea to be a fairly boring place. Reading up on the urban history, I feel like I've...missed something, namely the 90's, when the country was just coming out of a dictatorship and rushing towards prosperity.

I've arrived here at the exact moment that Korea has pretty much attained that prosperity and things have settled into a kind of materialistic, social, and sexual plateau reminiscent of America in the 40's/50's.

So, if Korea/Seoul today is reminiscent of America in the 40's/50's...will it ever go through a 60's, where, en masse, the populace begins to question their ways?

Also, if they do, will it be a cultural revolution that is mostly positive a'la America or cynical and negative a'la Japan?

P.s.
Maybe this should be a poll, but I didn't want to give limited options seeing as this is an aesthetic question.

[swetepete]

I don't agree that the 'cultural revolutions' in Japan and America were negative and positive. Weren't they each kind of mixed?
I fully agree that a self-questioning period for any culture is a good thing--in fact, I figure that period should never stop. But all too often, I think you'd agree, the answers people come up with aren't intrinsically better than the original state of affairs that invited the questioning.
Interesting post. BTW, what do you figure the positive aspects of the 1960's cultural shift in the US were, and what do you think were the negative aspects of the Japanese one? I have some opinions I'd be happy to blather on about but I have to go back to work now.

[jdog2050]

[RACETRAITOR]

If there are ever hippies in Korea, they'll find enough skinheads here already waiting to send them back to fairy dust land.

[swetepete]

I kinda like hippies, sometimes. They can be fun. I hope they do become popular here. It'd be way cooler than another five years of half-wit hip-hop posers.

[Masta_Don]

[Ody]

hippies, skinheads - i see much similarity between the two; the main thing being a counter-cultural mentality.

if you think Korea has none of this, you're not looking hard enough. they're both alive and well here in the Indy scenes.

[Ody]

double post, sorta.

[Brady]

If they had an LSD/marijuana generation they could finally get some decent music.

[PimpofKorea]

[spliff]

No, they won't.

[jdog2050]

[wylies99]

If things keep going downhill then in about 20 years they're going to wonder what happened to all of the straight Korean men.
Is that a "cultural revolution"?

[Oreovictim]

Sure, Korea will get out of the '50s mindset, but the people won't get all hippy-fied. You know how they will change? From the band Rush. You see, there are a lot of Canadians over here, and it's a fact that Canadians listen to Rush. Rush always talks about self-awareness in their songs. All you need are a bunch of Canadians spreading the music of that cerebral prog rock band to the East.

Student: "Teacher, teacher! If I finish-e my homework, can I borrow Moving Pictures?

Teacher: "Not until you're done with 2112. Then get back to me."

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